1. Page 57. "Central Intelligence is prepared to offer an exchange. A man for a man. The inventor of PyrE for Gully Foyle." This seems a little odd. I'm not sure if this is something they do in the future, or he thinks that since he is so rich he can do anything he wants to. Either way this is a weird way of getting the person you want(unless you're in sports). - Bryant Sell
2. Pg. 64. "You remember nothing of the past. You have only a false memory. You were overworked. You are an important man and there were too many demands on you. You started to drink heavily a month ago---- No, no, denial is useless. You drank. You lost yourself." ..... " You became convinced you were not the famous Jeff Foumyle. An infantile attempt to escape responsibility. You imagined you were a common spaceman named Foyle. Gulliver Foyle, yes? With an odd number..." Well obviously Foyle has some intelligence because Saul Dagenham is trying to trick Foyle into giving up information about the Nomad and Foyle wont. There is something going on with him if the drugs they gave him didn't work. -Ashlee Carson
3. Page 55. 'Presteign," Presteign corrected. "I am not 'Mister.' I am Presteign of Presteign.' Wow. All I can say is wow. In my opinion, Presteign is a major jerk! People try to show respect to him by calling him 'mister'. I can understand he doesn't like to be called that. However that gives him a right to correct them in such a rude mannor. -Heather Gibson
I agree, but he is rich and feels that he has the authority to do anything he wants. He is crazy and I wouldn't be surprised to see him do more things like this, or worse, further into the book. -Bryant Sell
A: I agree with this because its like this society looks up to the wealthy and rich people who are greedy and ignorent. So then these people feel like they have all of the power in the world to do as they please and talk to anyone however they want. It is completely rediculous how this Presteign guy is so conceited that he will not even allow people to call him mister. It just seems outrageous for someone to have a special name because they feel as if they are superior to people. Melanie Brown
" First off, i'm not trying to be funny here. Second off, this stands out to me because these guys are absolute jerks and complete smart allecs! How they are speaking and coming up with these remarks are a bit unneccessary. A more calm tone and more senseful way of getting questions answered would be a little more nice. - Joel Redfoot
Response: I would have to agree with Joel. There is no need for them to be such jerks and act so immaturely. Being a reader in 2009, and seeing how they act like that in the future, it seems unfathomable. I also think there would be a more placid, judicious way to get the message across. But on the other hand, I think the author, Arthur Bester, was trying to put a little humor into the novel, so this quotation can be taken either way. -Nicole Crossman
Adding to what Nicole said about how they act in the future. It would seem that everyone would have a greater sense of intelligence since it's so far into the future but there are still people like Gully that have no education whatsoever. Also that it's possible for someone like that to have the ablility to jaunt and travel in space when today you have to be certified to the highest extent for people to be able to do the things they do. -Nathan Kovach
I also agree with Joel and Nicole there is no need to be like that to someone and be serious about it. I also think the author just wanted to change it up a little bit and put something only someone stupid would say in the book. -Nick Shrift
5. Pg. 68 "They'll open up the top of your skull and burn out half your brain to stop you from ever jaunting again." This seems really extreme. I mean cant they just place him in a room were he cant jaunt out of? The way he says it sounds mean. Jaunting sounded like a gift not a privilege at first, but now it sounds like they are useing the ability against everyone, not only that it sounds like society is based completly around it. An example if your rich you dont jaunt, you have several jobs, it is not driving lincese its jaunting distance. The further you jaunt the more respectable you become. If jaunting was true, I dont think i would want to be able to because then I I did something wrong they could cut out my brain, or lock me in a room. Its a gift with strings attached. -Kathryn Yacobucci
6. p. 57 "PyrE could make the difference between a victory and a defeat. Nonsense, No war material has ever made that much of a difference." i dont think that the future has taken alot of consideration of weapons in battle. all the new technology and discoveries have proven to win wars. they havnt seemed to figure that out yet? the new developments in each war could potentially wipe out all the world, not that its late on in time, i cant imagine what they have then. and they dont want to belive that one thing can win/lose the war?-*Aaron Gromiller*
7. Pg. 66/68 "I don't know about Nomad, nothing." So Foyle seems to say that over and over again because of how "strong" and resistant he is to the interrogation and trickery they're throwing at him. I personally think he doesn't even try to resist for at least two reasons: He motivated totally by vengeance against Vorga, so it literally blocks everything else out; his "common man", sullen and emotionless personality practically deflects anything naturally.-Tim Galbraith
8. "He was paid C/r 25,000 a year......." I for a little while really wondered what that symbol meant, with the slash through the C (couldn't do it on this keyboard/computer), but I pretty much think at this point that it's a universal monetary unit, "credits", mainly because they mention "credits paid" other times. It was hard to tell at first because of it being a weird symbol, just another indicator of the futuristic and sci-fi atmosphere of the book. -Tim Galbraith
9. Pg. 69, "You'll be kept in permanent darkness and solitary confinement so you can't jaunte out. They'll go through the motions of giving you shots and therapy, but you'll be rotting in the dark. You'll stay there and rot until you decide to talk. We'll keep you there forever. So make up your mind. " This seems like it would be ultimate punishment for someone in their world considering jaunting is the main part of their lives. - The great Tyler Slippy
i think tyler is right because jaunting is their way of life, if they didn't have jaunting, the wouldn't have anything to live for. Punishing someone for jaunting is like punishing a person for running, they like doing it so let them be. -Hannah Gildea
Yeah only if the person likes running. - The great Tyler Slippy
Well, Tyler, some people may not like to jaunt, but they do it anyways. Along with running, some people run because they have too even if they may not like it. - Hannah GILDEA
10. Pg. 69, "You'll be kept in permanent darkness and solitary confinement so you can't jaunte out. They'll go through the motions of giving you shots and therapy, but you'll be rotting in the dark. You'll stay there and rot until you decide to talk. We'll keep you there forever. So make up your mind. " Following up with Tyler's comments about this quote, this reminds me of some of the punishment treatments that dictators in our world used to inflict on people who were unwilling to speak and confess to things. What are your thoughts? -Cullen Schimminger
11. Pg 59, " I've tried all the standard drugs and routines on him...Nothing. Outside he is just an ordinary spaceman... if you forget the tattoo and his face". This is said by Saul Dagenham. This goes back to discussing whether or not Gully Foyle is just a normal spaceman. If there is nothing special about him then why havent any other treatments worked? -Caden Terchanik
1. Page 57. "Central Intelligence is prepared to offer an exchange. A man for a man. The inventor of PyrE for Gully Foyle." This seems a little odd. I'm not sure if this is something they do in the future, or he thinks that since he is so rich he can do anything he wants to. Either way this is a weird way of getting the person you want(unless you're in sports). - Bryant Sell
2. Pg. 64. "You remember nothing of the past. You have only a false memory. You were overworked. You are an important man and there were too many demands on you. You started to drink heavily a month ago---- No, no, denial is useless. You drank. You lost yourself." ..... " You became convinced you were not the famous Jeff Foumyle. An infantile attempt to escape responsibility. You imagined you were a common spaceman named Foyle. Gulliver Foyle, yes? With an odd number..." Well obviously Foyle has some intelligence because Saul Dagenham is trying to trick Foyle into giving up information about the Nomad and Foyle wont. There is something going on with him if the drugs they gave him didn't work. -Ashlee Carson
3. Page 55. 'Presteign," Presteign corrected. "I am not 'Mister.' I am Presteign of Presteign.' Wow. All I can say is wow. In my opinion, Presteign is a major jerk! People try to show respect to him by calling him 'mister'. I can understand he doesn't like to be called that. However that gives him a right to correct them in such a rude mannor. -Heather Gibson
I agree, but he is rich and feels that he has the authority to do anything he wants. He is crazy and I wouldn't be surprised to see him do more things like this, or worse, further into the book. -Bryant Sell
A: I agree with this because its like this society looks up to the wealthy and rich people who are greedy and ignorent. So then these people feel like they have all of the power in the world to do as they please and talk to anyone however they want. It is completely rediculous how this Presteign guy is so conceited that he will not even allow people to call him mister. It just seems outrageous for someone to have a special name because they feel as if they are superior to people. Melanie Brown
" First off, i'm not trying to be funny here. Second off, this stands out to me because these guys are absolute jerks and complete smart allecs! How they are speaking and coming up with these remarks are a bit unneccessary. A more calm tone and more senseful way of getting questions answered would be a little more nice. - Joel Redfoot
Response: I would have to agree with Joel. There is no need for them to be such jerks and act so immaturely. Being a reader in 2009, and seeing how they act like that in the future, it seems unfathomable. I also think there would be a more placid, judicious way to get the message across. But on the other hand, I think the author, Arthur Bester, was trying to put a little humor into the novel, so this quotation can be taken either way. -Nicole Crossman
Adding to what Nicole said about how they act in the future. It would seem that everyone would have a greater sense of intelligence since it's so far into the future but there are still people like Gully that have no education whatsoever. Also that it's possible for someone like that to have the ablility to jaunt and travel in space when today you have to be certified to the highest extent for people to be able to do the things they do. -Nathan Kovach
I also agree with Joel and Nicole there is no need to be like that to someone and be serious about it. I also think the author just wanted to change it up a little bit and put something only someone stupid would say in the book. -Nick Shrift
5. Pg. 68 "They'll open up the top of your skull and burn out half your brain to stop you from ever jaunting again." This seems really extreme. I mean cant they just place him in a room were he cant jaunt out of? The way he says it sounds mean. Jaunting sounded like a gift not a privilege at first, but now it sounds like they are useing the ability against everyone, not only that it sounds like society is based completly around it. An example if your rich you dont jaunt, you have several jobs, it is not driving lincese its jaunting distance. The further you jaunt the more respectable you become. If jaunting was true, I dont think i would want to be able to because then I I did something wrong they could cut out my brain, or lock me in a room. Its a gift with strings attached. -Kathryn Yacobucci
6. p. 57 "PyrE could make the difference between a victory and a defeat. Nonsense, No war material has ever made that much of a difference." i dont think that the future has taken alot of consideration of weapons in battle. all the new technology and discoveries have proven to win wars. they havnt seemed to figure that out yet? the new developments in each war could potentially wipe out all the world, not that its late on in time, i cant imagine what they have then. and they dont want to belive that one thing can win/lose the war?-*Aaron Gromiller*
7. Pg. 66/68 "I don't know about Nomad, nothing." So Foyle seems to say that over and over again because of how "strong" and resistant he is to the interrogation and trickery they're throwing at him. I personally think he doesn't even try to resist for at least two reasons: He motivated totally by vengeance against Vorga, so it literally blocks everything else out; his "common man", sullen and emotionless personality practically deflects anything naturally.-Tim Galbraith
8. "He was paid C/r 25,000 a year......." I for a little while really wondered what that symbol meant, with the slash through the C (couldn't do it on this keyboard/computer), but I pretty much think at this point that it's a universal monetary unit, "credits", mainly because they mention "credits paid" other times. It was hard to tell at first because of it being a weird symbol, just another indicator of the futuristic and sci-fi atmosphere of the book. -Tim Galbraith
9. Pg. 69, "You'll be kept in permanent darkness and solitary confinement so you can't jaunte out. They'll go through the motions of giving you shots and therapy, but you'll be rotting in the dark. You'll stay there and rot until you decide to talk. We'll keep you there forever. So make up your mind. " This seems like it would be ultimate punishment for someone in their world considering jaunting is the main part of their lives. - The great Tyler Slippy
i think tyler is right because jaunting is their way of life, if they didn't have jaunting, the wouldn't have anything to live for. Punishing someone for jaunting is like punishing a person for running, they like doing it so let them be. -Hannah Gildea
Yeah only if the person likes running. - The great Tyler Slippy
Well, Tyler, some people may not like to jaunt, but they do it anyways. Along with running, some people run because they have too even if they may not like it. - Hannah GILDEA
10. Pg. 69, "You'll be kept in permanent darkness and solitary confinement so you can't jaunte out. They'll go through the motions of giving you shots and therapy, but you'll be rotting in the dark. You'll stay there and rot until you decide to talk. We'll keep you there forever. So make up your mind. " Following up with Tyler's comments about this quote, this reminds me of some of the punishment treatments that dictators in our world used to inflict on people who were unwilling to speak and confess to things. What are your thoughts? -Cullen Schimminger
11. Pg 59, " I've tried all the standard drugs and routines on him...Nothing. Outside he is just an ordinary spaceman... if you forget the tattoo and his face". This is said by Saul Dagenham. This goes back to discussing whether or not Gully Foyle is just a normal spaceman. If there is nothing special about him then why havent any other treatments worked? -Caden Terchanik